Tagged: King Corn
Americans Turning Away from High Fructose Corn Syrup
A terrific piece in the New York Times this weekend details the decline of high-fructose corn syrup (HFCS) as a food sweetener in recent years. According to the article, this decline is exemplified by ConAgra's decision this month to pull the sweetener from the ever-popular Hunt's ketchup in favor of cane sugar.
And you know an ingredient is unpopular when Big Food is making a financial call like this one:
Although sugar costs more than high-fructose corn syrup, the price of Hunt’s is not set to increase. Eager for a sales boost from the switch, ConAgra decided to absorb the extra costs.
Read moreKing Corn: You’re Fat and We Don’t Care
In Farm Futures, the National Corn Growers Association [NCGA] Prez Darrin Ihnen reacts to a USA Today op-ed that called for taxation on food items made with high fructose corn syrup.
Treehugger: Five Food Films That Deserved an Oscar Nomination
I like TreeHugger's list a lot. I've only seen three of the five movies mentioned -- one is just now slowly edging its way across the country (Food Fight) -- but I'd recommend the three I've seen.
Here is TreeHugger's list and a few thoughts from El Dragón.
King Corn Is Mad As Hell and He Isn’t Going to Take it Anymore!
The video-propaganda  below comes to us courtesy the CRA, that is, the Corn Refiners Association (which they cop to, briefly, at the :26 mark in very faded text). The parody video on the jump page, comes courtesy of El Dragón spending too much time on YouTube.
But let's address the CRA hack job first.
